opening up port

[hellsing293]

how would i open up a certain port. i've tried to use instructions online but i couldn't get this to work. i need to open up a certain port for my utorrent but i can't figure out how to open the port up. can somebody help me? btw it's port 23211 if that helps. i can use utorrent, it just takes way longer to download. how would i open up this port?

i use a wireless router connected to a hub on the main computer. my isp it cox and my firewall is windows if that heps at all.

[Blue]

well i search in the help and suggestions part and i found this so, hope this helps

btw the color wierdness happened because it was what was listed in my searched bar


Opening ports in Windows Firewall

To help protect the security of your computer, you should keep Windows Firewall (or another firewall of your choice) turned on, so that unsolicited requests to connect to your computer are blocked. To allow this type of connection, you must allow an exception or open a port for the specific program or service.
A port is an opening into your computer through which information can flow. For example, if you are exchanging instant messages with someone who wants to send you a file, such as a photo, Windows Firewall will ask you if you want to unblock the request so that the photo can reach your computer. Or, if you want to play a multiplayer network game with friends over the Internet, you can open a port for the game so that the firewall can allow the game information to reach your computer.



and on another tab



Allowing exceptions despite the risk
Sometimes you might want someone to be able to connect to your computer, despite the risk—such as when you expect to receive a file sent through an instant messaging program, or when you play a multiplayer game over the Internet.
For example, if you are exchanging instant messages with someone who wants to send you a file (a photo, for example), Windows Firewall will ask you if you want to unblock the connection and allow the photo to reach your computer. Or, if you want to play a multiplayer network game with friends over the Internet, you can add the game as an exception so that the firewall will allow the game information to reach your computer.
To allow unsolicited requests to connect to a program on your computer, use the Exceptions tab in Windows Firewall. If the program or service that you want to allow an exception for is not listed on the Exceptions tab, you can add it by clicking Add Program. If you do not find the program on the list of programs to add, click Browse to search for it.



another tab a few spaces down



To add a program to the exceptions list
You must be logged on to this computer as an administrator to complete this procedure.

1. Open Windows Firewall.
   
2. On the Exceptions tab, under Programs and Services, select the check box for the program or service that you want to allow, and then click OK.

If the program (or service) that you want to allow is not listed:

1. Click Add Program.
   
2. In the Add a Program dialog box, click the program that you want to add, and then click OK. The program will appear, selected, on the Exceptions tab, under Programs and Services.
   
3. Click OK.

If the program (or service) that you want to allow is not listed in the Add a Program dialog box:

1. In the Add a Program dialog box, click Browse, locate the program that you want to add, and then double-click it. (Programs are usually stored in the Program Files folder on your computer.) The program will appear under Programs, in the Add a Program dialog box.
   
2. Click OK. The program will appear, selected, on the Exceptions tab, under Programs and Services.
   
3. Click OK.

If you still do not find the program, you can open a port instead. A port is like a small door in the firewall that allows communications to pass through. To specify which port to open, on the Exceptions tab, click Add Port. (When you open a port, remember to close it again when you are done using it.)
Adding an exception is preferable to opening a port because:

• It is easier to do.
  
• You do not need to know which port number to use.
  
• Adding an exception helps provide security, because the firewall is only open while the program is waiting to receive the connection.

well i hope this helps you

[trayne]

portforward.com find your router and follow instruction. as for the firewall or firewalls depending on the antivirus (new ones come with firewall). just open the firewall in control panel *note this is windows firewall* go to exceptions and add the utorrent program. for other ones, just open your antivirus/internet security; find the firewall section and add the port 23211 to it.